Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-28
TsLEGRAPHIC BREvITIES.

The Thistle beat the lrex in Sundays
yacht race.
The liquor law was not enforced in New
York on Sunday last
Heavy rains have occurred in Arizona
during the past few days.
DR.. w. B. Lovett has resigned the COM
mandancy of the Veterans Home.
The hereditary Prince of Meinigen is
being urged for the throne of Coburg.
A ferry-boat upset near Ogden on Sun
day and Niels Johnson was drowned.
Chicago detectives have presented a bill
for s23 600 for work on the Doodle cases.
A bloody prize-fght OF eighty rounds &C.
Cured al Wheeling, w Va, on Sunday.
Another man has been arrested on sus-
picion of being Olsen. This time at Seattle.
A convention to promote American ship
ping interests will shortly be held in Chi
cago.
The weather the past week has been IA
vorable for harvesting in the wheat re-
gions.
A San Francisco saloon-keeper has
bought lot in the Healisburg cemetery
for a saloon.
The race on Lake Tahoe on Sunday be-
tween the steamers Cornet and Nora was
won by the latter.
4 large batch of officers of the late
municipal election III Baltimore have been
convicted of fraud.
The rebellion against the Ameer in
Afghanistan IS collapsing, and the Gilzais
are returning home.
England has postponed. at Turkeys re-
quest. the date for signing the Egyptian
treaty until July 4th.
Parnell has induced Gill to Withdraw
from the candidacy for Lord Mayor of
Dublin in favor of Sexton.
Charles Rogers, well-to-do farmer near
Pennington, San Joaquin county, dropped
dead on Sunday while milking COWS.
Princes Albert Victor and George, of
Wales, arrived in Dublin Sunday afternoon
and were received with great enthusiasm.
The report that Vigilance Committee
had been formed in Albuquerque is in
dignantly denied by the people of that
place.
The Directors of the Veterans Home
met at Yountville on Sunday and deter
mined to continue the investigation next
Sunday.
On Saturday evening the two.story resi-
dence of S. W. Ross, near Wyandotte,
about five miles from Oroville, was de-
stroyed by fire.
Mrs Edith Clark, of San Francisco, has
been presented with a silver medal by the
Government for saving the life of school
mate at Oakland.
Juan Garcia. an unbidden guest elected
from Mexican fandango at Lockhart,
Texas, returned to the house and killed
the host and his son.
A large portion of the tract of land pur
chased in Northern Sonora, Mexico, by a
French syndicate recently has been resold
to German colony.
There Is said to be an organized move
ment among number of Republican poli-
ticians having for its object the nomina-
ton OF General Sheridan foi President.
A fight is reported from the Choctaw Ma
ton between q Sheriff posse and band
of horse-thieves, in which two of the latter
were killed outright and three wounded.
The bodies of two men cast ashore at
Oakland on Sunday are supposed to be
those of persons belonging to the Inflated
pleasure party drowned week ago in the
bay
The Coroner's jury investigating the
Nanaimo horror found that the explosion
was caused by the firing of badly planted
shot, and that the necessary precautions
were not observed.
Mrs. Nixon. Senator Dolph's daughter
found on returning from her wedding tour
handsome present, the gift of Senator
and Mrs. Stanford, which consists of a
| magnificent necklace, earrings and chate-
laine of fine brilliants, elegantly set
The masons, helpers and laborers en-
ployed on the sewers and street improve
| ments in Rochester, II. Y, struck yesterday
for 81 70 per day of nine hours. The
strike was ordered by the local assemblies
At least 10000 people will be deprived oil
the means of support